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Welcome to the STD Forum! This forum does not cover AIDS/HIV issues. This forum is for questions and support regarding STD issues such as: Chlamydia, Crabs (pubic lice scabies), Gonorrhea, Hepatitis (viral), Herpes, HPV, Molluscum Contagiosum, PID, Rectal Infections, Syphilis, Trichomonas, Warts, Yeast Infection
This forum is limited to questions about STDs other than HIV/AIDS. For questions about HIV prevention, or if you have general questions about safe sex (e.g., condoms, how to protect yourself from HIV and STDs), please visit the HIV Prevention and Safe Sex Forum Some of the most common types of questions concern the risk of HIV or STD after a particular sexual exposure, and about symptoms that might or might not be due to HIV. If your question is along these lines, please visit the HIV Prevention and Safe Sex Forum. 
Hunter Handsfield M.D. Senior Research Leader, Battelle Seattle Research Center University of Washington
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| sprintwind 1/23/2005 | . | I've been tested positive for Herpes Type I and II. The only symptoms I've show which is before I became sexual is herpes whitlow where I have water blisters on my middle finger. I don't know how I could have contracted this. Can someone tell me if this is Herpes Type I or II? Also, what is the chances that the test can be a false positive? I'm thinking about going back to my doc to get re-tested? Should I ask for a different test or just the same test twice? My doctor took a urine and blood sample for the test, but I don't know the name of the Herpes test. Please advise. |
| Forum-M.D.-HHH 1/23/2005 | sprintwind | It is important what test was done to diagnose your possible dual infection with HSV-1 and -2. (Not that it matter, but the scientific terminology uses 1 and 2, not arabic numerals I and II.) If not already done, tell your doctor you insist on the HerpeSelect HSV-1 and HSV-1 tests; see many earlier posts on this forum about the proper HSV blood tests. I don't know of any herpes test that can be done on urine; perhaps that was for chlamydia or gonorrhea, or just a routine urinalysis. Herpetic whitlow can be due to either type, but HSV-1 is more common. Good luck-- HHH, MD | [Thread closed to new comments] |
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